--- title: "Shoulder decompression surgery waiting times in South Australia" description: "Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by median wait for Shoulder decompression surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/sa/" --- # Shoulder decompression surgery waiting times in South Australia The median wait for shoulder decompression surgery in South Australia public hospitals was **106 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **92 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 15 public hospitals in South Australia reported shoulder decompression surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 5 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 92 days marks the national median. - [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 14 days - [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 40 days - [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 48 days - [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 54 days - [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 134 days - [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 134 days - [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 135 days - [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 152 days - [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 162 days - [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): 306 days - [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): not published - [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): not published - [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): not published - [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): not published - [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/): not published Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression in South Australia public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 14 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 2 | [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 40 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 3 | [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 48 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 4 | [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 54 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 5 | [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 134 days | not published | 42 surgeries | | 5 | [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 134 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 7 | [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 135 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 8 | [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 152 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 9 | [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 162 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 10 | [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 306 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | unranked | [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | Ranked by area in South Australia: [near Bedford Park](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/near/bedford-park/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for shoulder decompression surgery in South Australia public hospitals was 106 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Shoulder decompression surgery waiting times in SA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/sa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/sa/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/), or see [every surgery reported in South Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/sa/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/sa/.